Kerala is famous for its wildlife owing to its vast forest area and jungles. Along with houseboats, take part in, elephant spotting, bird watching, nature tours, houseboat cruises and the best wildlife tours in Alleppey. While the entire state is an abode to rich biodiversity and wildlife, Alappuzha (or Alleppey) offers some great wildlife sightings. Enjoy your day in the lush forests and spot some rare animals such as wild dog, lion tailed macaque, elephant, gaur, sambar and plants during your journey. Customise your vacation according to your interests. While in day time, you can enthral yourself in a thrilling safari ride, in the night you can enjoy star gazing amidst the sounds of in a camp or resort. While Alleppey alone can be enjoyed, the tour operators often spoil you with choices covering wildlife of four to five places of Kerala including Alleppey. One can see an array of animals, birds, artefacts, spice plantations all along Cochin, Kumarakom, Periyar and Alleppey. One can enjoy both trekking and wildlife at dense and rich Chinnar wildlife sanctuary, characterised by lofty ghats and Palani hills.
At Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, bird lovers can see several rare species of homing and migratory birds such as kingfisher, paradise fly-catchers and egrets. While you can always take a stroll, and discover this amazing tourism destination, the popular option for many travellers to traverse the sanctuary is boat safaris. The jungle retreats are popular in Alleppey, Periyar and at Munnar. There are many tours in Munnar that revolves around visiting green tea plantations. Besides witnessing the production of green tea, the plantations are also a home to rare species of the birds like Nilgiri flycatcher, Nilgiri pipit. Make sure to halt at Periyar National Park to see sambar deer, leopards and Indian bison. You can wind up the best wildlife tours in Alleppey close to Periyar lake, with a feeling of content and fulfillment.